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Alentejo Postcard, Part 2 (Herdade de Coelheiros Recent Releases)
Among the 800 hectares of property upon which Alentejo’s Herdade de Coelheiros grows walnuts and cork trees sits about 50 hectares of vines. Though their history date back to the mid-1400s (as a hunting estate), those vines that source Coelheiros’…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For June 8, 2020
2018 Herdade do Esporao Colheita Branco (Alentejo): IS it rude if I say that I *really* like their melons in this context? $15 B+ 2018 Herdade do Esporao ‘Esporao’ Reserva Branco (Alentejo): No way this much perfumed goodness should be…
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Alentejo Postcard, Part 1 (Cartuxa Recent Releases)
Portugal’s Cartuxa is fairly well-known for being one of two wineries run by a wide-ranging non-profit foundation (focusing on developing the Évora region culturally). It’s equally well-known for being named after a monastery and having roots going back to 15th…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For June 1, 2020
2016 Baglio di Pianetto ‘Natyr’ Insolia (Sicily): Almonds, toast, dried tropical fruits, and a penchant for giving Natural wines a good name. $NA B+ 2015 Baglio di Pianetto ‘Syraco’ Syrah (Sicily): Welllll… hellooooooo there, sexy pants! $NA B+ 2014 Baglio…
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